USA support of anti-Islamic State militias such as the ones in At Tanf and the Syrian Democratic Forces has increasingly put it into direct conflict with Syria and its allies Russia , Iran, and Shiite militias. The incident happened near the combat outpost in At-Tanf, where US and coalition advisers are supporting forces that are battling the ...

The Iranian security forces arrested 41 members of Daesh terror group (outlawed in Russia), in four provinces across the country, the Iranian Intelligence Ministry said in a statement on Friday. The U.S. has designated Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism since 1984. They returned to Iran last July or August under the leadership of a commande...

Scalise probably has hundreds of bullet fragments in his body, and doctors don't plan to remove them because usually there is more risk than benefit in doing so, Sava said. He received multiple units of blood, said Sava, who declined to describe the exact nature of Scalise's internal injuries. Scalise was fielding ground balls at second base Wedn...

Ayatollah Khamenei added that the USA is against Hashd al-Sha'abi because "they [Americans] want Iraq to lose its key element of strength". Ayatollah Khamenei warned that any emergence of division and conflict among Iraqis would pave the way for Washington to harm Iraq, stressing the importance of preventing the presence of USA forces in Iraq und...

Meanwhile the Syrian army and its allies are also closing in on Raqqa and last week the Syrian military reached areas controlled by the SDF, making clashes between the opposing alliances nearly inevitable. That Syrian aircraft had dropped bombs near the SDF south of the city of Tabqah. "Pro-regime forces" could include Bashar al-Assad's Syrian ...

On June 14, the Washington Post reported that Mueller had expanded his investigation to determine if Trump had attempted to obstruct justice, and was interviewing senior intelligence officials - Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats, Head of National Security Agency Mike Rogers , and Rogers' former deputy Richard Ledgett - as part o...

The order comes immediately after King Salman issued series of royal decrees stripped Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, who was first in line to the throne, from his title as crown prince and from his post as the country's powerful interior minister overseeing security.

The talks to restore the institutions take place as negotiations continue in London between Prime Minister Theresa May and the DUP to strike a parliamentary deal to support her minority Government. "The imposition of Brexit , against the will of the people of the North, will undermine the all-Ireland structures and rights of citizens in the Nort...

USA officials have known that the site is ready to conduct an underground test for some time. Experts have told Business Insider that a military intervention against North Korea remains unlikely because of the spread and mysterious nature of the country's arsenal, but a limited strike against a single, high-value target could happen.

On the other hand, May's "defeat" can be also attributed to her Brexit policy. President Gerry Adams met with Mrs May in London on Thursday, 15 June, and he told her she was playing "fast and loose" with the Good Friday Agreement. During his day in Belfast, he will meet Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire and will also hold meeti...

FILE - This March 7, 2017 file frame grab from video provided by Arab 24 network, shows US forces patrolling on the outskirts of the Syrian town of Manbij, in Aleppo province, Syria. It appeared to be Iran's first missile attack overseas in over 15 years and its first in the Syrian conflict, in which it has provided crucial support to Assad.

SC is also holding its special election on Tuesday, but Republicans are expected to hold the GOP-trending seat. That's a question that will bounce around Washington and state party offices on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning if Handel loses to Democrat Jon Ossoff .

It is standard protocol to have two officers - armed but not wearing ballistic vests - transport prisoners on a bus, authorities said. Sills said evidence left at the scene led them to believe it was the two escaped inmates who took the truck.

More than 140,000 voters cast their ballots early - an astounding number for a special election , and one that almost matches presidential contests. Handel is running in a close race against Democratic newcomer Jon Ossoff , who has come under fire for living a few miles outside the district while his fiancé attends medical school.

Belgian media reported that the man had been wearing a rucksack and a bomb belt. But federal prosecutor's office spokesman Eric Van Der Sypt confirmed the suspect's death to reporters. He said the man appeared to be aged 30 to 35. According to The Telegraph, a spokesperson for the Brussels police released the following statement on the si...

However, he said the family would still visit the Eiffel Tower Monday night. Visitors to a nearby Auguste Rodin exhibit were confined inside the Grand Palais exhibit hall for an hour after the incident. Delivered at 11 a.m. Monday-Friday. Police say the situation is now under control, and a bomb disposal unit is on the scene. WJC President Ro...

Ms Davidson has said she has received assurances from the Prime Minister over gay rights should the Tories do a deal with the Democratic Unionist Party, and has urged Mrs May to put the economy first by pursuing an "open" Brexit. She said as a party with significant parliamentary representation she would be willing to be part of a "progressive a...

Sturgeon decided not to be rushed prematurely into making the case for a second independence vote - but her unionist rivals made opposition the main plank of their local and general election campaigns, which put her in the unusual position of looking like a woman on the back foot.

On June 8, USA officials reported that a drone likely connected to Iranian-supported Hezbollah forces fired on US -backed troops and was shot down by an American fighter jet. All of the strikes, the Pentagon has said , were in self-defense and legal under the Authorization for Use of Military Force passed after the September 11, 2001 attacks.